sknobJul 5, 2025

Please please please don’t impose dark mode on your websites. Honor the user’s system settings.

There are plenty of people with visual impairments as common as astigmatism who can’t read light text on dark background, because it’s like staring at a strong lightbulb in the dark.

And it’s not hard. Just a few lines of CSS.

#accessibility

Show threadKenny Park
@sknob I prefer dark mode, but I _absolutely_ think it should be a choice. Makes sense to go with the user's system setting, but could add a toggle in addition for extra points.
Jul 6, 2025 at 7:20amWeb
Show threadHippo 🍉Jul 7, 2025

@KennyPark @sknob similar views here. I like dark mode by default, but think it should be a choice 🌔

Of late, I've been using an #epaper monitor for work, in which light mode is absolutely necessary to display well not to mention better for monitor lifespan. Starting to use it really drove home the point which was until then more theoretical ☀️

Also, web development wise it *is* fun coming up with smart stylesheet solutions that adapt to the preferred mode, so what's not to like? 😉